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Offline 8vRicey

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Re: what do you wrap on your 15's?
« Reply #20 on: 06 November 2007, 22:02 »
Quote from: veedubgti16v on 06 November 2007, 19:04
i went for some goodyear eagle f1 last time which i think are awesome! like toyos but grip far better in the wet and last a hell of a lot longer! they cost me £160 fitted in 195/50/15

I concur !!  :smiley:
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Re: what do you wrap on your 15's?
« Reply #21 on: 06 November 2007, 22:59 »
P-Zero Nero's Nothing touches these on the road..... just don't expect them to last as daily's, but weekend fun driving they stick to the road like glue in the wet especially! :smiley:
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Re: what do you wrap on your 15's?
« Reply #22 on: 08 November 2007, 11:00 »
How no-one has mentioned Uniroyal Rainsports I don't know. Its the poor man's Eagle F1. I love them to bits, my car sticks to the road rain or shine with no understear/overstear at all @ £30 each, I aint complaining.
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Re: what do you wrap on your 15's?
« Reply #23 on: 09 November 2007, 08:24 »
Ended up just getting two new Toyo backs to match the fronts, as money's getting a bit tight now.  It did have 195/55/15 on the back and 185/55/15 on the front so now (obviously) it's got 185/55/15s all the way round and feels so much more planted on the road...... which seems strange to me, how come less width (that's right isn't it??) on the back feels better?

And coo-er blimey, had the bottom arms, ARB links, strut mounts and track rods replaced and it feels SOOOOOO much better.   No little bumps, the steering's tight and precise and it goes in a straight line when I accelerate and brake now - happy days :)

Got it compression tested too, apparently all fine there, but it's losing oil from the sump gasket (easy fix innit) - just the clocks to go, and a full weekends cleaning and I reckon she's finished :)

What an excellent car!!

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Offline rubjonny

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Re: what do you wrap on your 15's?
« Reply #24 on: 09 November 2007, 17:34 »
std fit from vw was 185/55/15.  These are quite a bit more expensive, the closest match is 195/50/15, and are also listed in the back of the owners manual too.

The reason it'll feel more planted is you now have a smaller sidewall.
185 = width of tyre
55 = size of tyre wall which is a percentage of the tyre width
15 = diameter of wheel

So the old tyre would have had a 107.3mm side wall, and the new ones now have a 101.8mm sidewall.  In comparison a 195/50 has a 97.5mm sidewall, so the lowest profile of the lot, plus more width than the std fit tyre.
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